Singapore Singapore Open men’s singles defending champion B. Sai Praneeth has confirmed his participation for the July 17-22 badminton tournament at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the organisers announced on Monday (June 4). The 25-year-old Indian beat team-mate Kidambi Srikanth 17-21, 21-17, 21-12 to win his maiden Superseries title in 2017, and followed that up to […]
Kuala Lumpur Former international Wong Choong Hann believes Malaysia could have had a better Thomas Cup campaign if the shuttlers showed more pride and passion in representing the country. Malaysia, the five-time champions but not since 1992, targeted the semi-finals in the Bangkok Finals last week but were ousted 3-1 by Indonesia in the last […]
Petaling Jaya Independent doubles shuttler Tan Boon Heong was elated after learning that he and partner Hendra Setiawan had made the cut for the World Championships in Nanjing, China from July 30-Aug 5. But their joy was short-lived. Boon Heong-Hendra, who were placed fourth in the reserve list, have been invited by the Badminton World […]
Nagpur Fast rising city shuttler Malvika Bansod will represent India in the Asian School Under-18 Badminton Championship scheduled to be held here at the Divisional Sports Complex in Mankapur from July 9 to 14. The in-form teenager once again gave fantastic performance to get selected in the Indian Schools team. The School Games Federation of India (SGFI) will organize […]
Telangana In the presence of national team coach Pullela Gopichand, around 150 kids from across Telangana took part in a two-day badminton tournament for under-13 boys and girls in singles and doubles categories as the Hyderabad Hunters got its academy underway, here, on Wednesday. On the occasion of Telangana Formation Day, Hyderabad Hunters organised the meet, which has an overall prize […]
Bangkok Going by the strong performances of China and Japan and other nations at the just-concluded Thomas Cup in Bangkok, Malaysia’s veteran and best medal prospect Lee Chong Wei will be hard-pressed to land on the podium in the World Championship and the Asian Games badminton tournaments. On Sunday, China defeated a vastly improved Japan […]
Bangkok China’s men took home the Thomas Cup on Sunday, clawing back to beat Japan 3-1 and compensate for their early exit from the previous edition in 2016. China, which boasts some of the world’s best players, was the tournament favorite despite not having secured the championship since 2012. But its players faced added pressure when the […]
Bangkok Kanta Tsuneyama delivered the winning point against Denmark to take Japan into the Thomas Cup final. The 21-year-old Tsuneyama put up a confident show to beat Jan O Jorgesen 21-18, 21-18 in the deciding match at the Impact Arena on Friday (May 25). Earlier, Japan and Denmark were tied 2-2. The 2014 Thomas Cup […]
Bangkok Top-seeds Japan charged into the final of badminton’s Uber Cup on Friday, beating South Korea in the semis 3-1, with doubles pair Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi securing their shot at the title. World number two Akane Yamaguchi got Japan off to a flying start, easing to a 21-10, 21-13 win against South Korea’s […]
Bangkok IT was a personal accomplishment for Lee Chong Wei. Yesterday, a pumped up Chong Wei gave Malaysia a brilliant start when he crushed world champion Viktor Axelsen in a Group D opening tie against Denmark. The 35-year-old Chong Wei came out firing to beat the Dane 21-9, 21-19 in a 43-minute match to end […]